Joy Hearn
American politician
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Joy Hearn[2] (born February 17, 1958) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives representing District 66 since January 2009.
Joy Hearn | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from the 66th[1] district | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Story |
| Succeeded by | Liana Cassar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 17, 1958 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Geneseo |
Education
Hearn earned her BA degree from State University of New York at Geneseo.
Elections
- 2012 Hearn was unopposed for the September 11, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 856 votes[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,155 votes (55.5%) against Republican nominee Manfred Diel and Independent candidate Eugene Saveory.[4]
- 2008 When District 66 Republican Representative Susan Story retired and left the seat open, Hearn was unopposed for the September 9, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 271 votes[5] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 4,160 votes (55.1%) against Republican nominee Margaret Kane.[6]
- 2010 Hearn and returning 2010 Republican opponent Margaret Kane were both unopposed for their September 23, 2010 primaries,[7] setting up a rematch; Hearn won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 2,974 votes (47.3%) against Kane and Independent candidate Joel Hellmann,[8] who had run for the District 88 seat in 1998.
